Wright, Julia McNair, 1840-1903 · Philadelphia, The Penn publishing company · leaf 152
were suddenly released, the moon,instead of journeying in her orbit about the earth,would begin to drift back into space and never return;in a comparatively short time the moon would beforever out of sight, and we should have no morebright-light nights. Then what would poets, painters,and lovers do… … jflft;>te about tbe Zircon 137 and interesting phenomenon to be noticed in somelunar eclipses. The moon maybe so hidden behindthe earth that not one ray of direct light can fall uponit, and }ret the whole moon-ball glows with a dulltinge, like molten copper. Why is it that we can evenin this…
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